The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the schedule for the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020.
According to the announcement made by the Cricket Board, the remaining four matches of PSL 5 will be played on November 14, 15, and 17. of the year 2020.
The PCB said the four matches would be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
It should be noted that after the global epidemic Coronavirus spread all over the world, cases of this deadly virus had also started coming to light in Pakistan.
Points table (as on 15 March 2020 after 30 league matches)
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NNR |
| Multan Sultans | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1.031 |
| Karachi Kings | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -0.19 |
| Lahore Qalandars | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | -0.072 |
| Peshawar Zalmi | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -0.055 |
| Quetta Gladiators | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -0.722 |
| Islamabad United | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0.185 |
n the meantime, according to the World Health Organization‘s guidelines on social distance, many countries went into a state of shutdown and lockdown to restrict people to their homes.
Meanwhile, foreign players, coaches, staff and technicians in Pakistan also went to their respective countries to participate in the PSL.
The PCB decided to end the event at the knockout stage with the semi-finals and finals to be played.
The three matches were also not possible and the event was announced to be stopped there. Later, the PCB announced that other matches of PSL Five would be held after the coronavirus was eradicated.
In light of the current situation, not only the number of corona cases in Pakistan is gradually decreasing but also the routine of life has started to be restored.
Fixtures :
- Saturday, 14 Nov – Qualifier (Multan Sultans v Karachi Kings), Gaddafi Stadium; Eliminator 1 (Lahore Qalandars v Peshawar Zalmi); Gaddafi Stadium
- Sunday, 15 Nov – Eliminator 2 ((loser Qualifier v winner Eliminator 1); Gaddafi Stadium
- Tuesday, 17 Nov – Final; Gaddafi Stadium Lahore,
In such a situation, the PCB has announced the final stage of the event.
Now the traditional play-off stage of the PSL has been set, with the semi-finals and finals finalized.
According to the PCB, the qualifier of the event on November 14 and the eliminator one match will be played on the basis of double headers.
In the qualifiers, Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings will compete while Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi will compete in Eliminator One.
Similarly, Eliminator 2 will be played on November 15 in which the losing team of the qualifier and the winning team of Eliminator One will compete.
After a day of rest, the final of PSL Five will be played on November 17 in which the winners of Eliminator Two and Qualifier will compete.